Ned Vizzini Quotations

A lot of the books that I grew up reading were pretty brutal, like the 'Redwall' books.

You have tremendous freedom in the young adult book world to write what you want. You can put R-rated content in a book that you can't in a similarly targeted movie.

I always start a book thinking that it can be something other than first-person present, and I always come back to first-person present. It's just the easiest way.

Once you have a kid, it's amazing how quickly people ask, 'So are you going to stop at just one?'

I have an issue with dogs - I can't pick up after them. It's nothing personal; it just makes me feel like a servant.

People have always asked me why I'm drawn to material about kids, and for me, it's - I remember being at that age and feeling completely and utterly powerless. You know, there's so many things you wanna do and so many things you're told you can't do.

'Game of Thrones' cares about children. Children are heirs. There's no hemming and hawing about how they're desensitized to violence or they cost too much to send to college. They're a blessing - in many ways the only blessing - and even the evil ones have parents who love them.

You all right, man?' This should be my name. I could be like a super hero: You All Right Man. Ah...' I stumble. Don't bug Craig,' Ronny is like. 'He's in the Craig zone. He's Craig-ing out.

That's worst than gonerreha, man!

I should be a success and I'm not and other people- younger people- are. Younger people than me are on TV and getting their lives in order. I'm still a nobody. When am I going to not be a nobody?